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Hey so my last 2k was about a month and a half ago in march (6:58.6 1:44.6 split) and we have one coming up next week. We've been doing mostly technique and start/sprint work on the water and had a race recently and I have no idea how much i should try to lower my time. Any suggesstions? I was think...

first 2k in my life today (im 6ft 3 and lightweight and novice) and broke 7 . 6:59.1, doubted that i would get below a 7:04 and it was probably one of the most painful things ive done in my life haha

although there were similar posts, my problems with spm haven't been answered. I tend to get the best scores at a low-medium spm (24-27 range), although in an eight I row the strongest in the high 20s and low 30s (usual race pace around 30). I realize that a higher spm on the erg translates to bette...